Instructional Designer​/Learning Technologist

Instructional Designer / Learning Technologist Salary Range: $80,000-$95,000 Annually

Under the direction of the Learning and Development Manager-Mechanical, this position will assess, develop, and revise departmental educational content based on contractual, occupational, technical, or regulatory needs or requirements.

• Degree in teaching, instructional design, instructional systems technology, educational technology, learning and design technology, or related field required.
• Experience and deep understanding of major s and adult learning methodologies.
• Preferred experience designing Instructor-Led Training (ILT) programs.
• Basic experience/knowledge with multimedia authoring programs.
• Learning/Competency Management System experience helpful.
• Interest and curiosity for the passenger transportation industry.
• Development work split for this position:
  Instructor led=80-90%, E-learning=10-20%.
• Need to provide variety of work samples/portfolio prior to interview.

• Applies instructional design principles and characteristics of adult learners in designing effective instructional content.
• Creates interactive presentations, instructor guides, student guides, assessment tools, and lesson plans to meet departmental needs.
• Transforms complex, unorganized information into clear, effective multi-media instruction using text and visuals (including images, infographics, audio, video, etc.).
• Create, publish, and manage eLearning content for the mechanical dept.
• Contribute to the development of a performance support system to assist learners with applying new skills in the work context (job aids, videos, just-in-time aids, etc.).
• Ability to write effective copy, instructional text, audio scripts/video scripts.
• Strong knowledge of learning theories, instructional design models, and lesson and curriculum planning skills.
• Intermediate to advanced MS office skills.
• Basic Adobe (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) knowledge helpful.
• Basic Camtasia knowledge.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong ability to easily adapt to and learn new technologies.
• Detail oriented with good organizational skills.

• Designs and develops training programs and instructional materials (i.e., instructor-led training, web-based training and other learning interventions) to address contractual, regulatory, or performance gaps as determined by needs assessment/analysis.
• Develops and implements an evaluation program to assess the effectiveness of instructional design products utilizing Kirkpatrick’s four levels or equivalent whenever possible.
• Become departmental Subject-Matter Expert (SME) in the use of the Learning Management System (LMS) and/or Competency Management System (CMS) and other departmental learning technologies.
• Provides overall instructional design quality control for all projects through formative, summative, or confirmative evaluation.
• Ensures that instructional modules follow the approved instructional design format.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, best practices, and research proven techniques.
• Leads course development or revision projects by collaborating and communicating with other team members or field SMEs to support the on-time delivery of accurate, effective, high-quality content.
• Manages course library for document control and on-going content revisions.
• Participate, as needed, in the testing and piloting of new educational tools and features of new learning platforms or digital tools. Makes recommendations on applications of these tools.
• Other duties as assigned.

Instructional design, educational technologist, instructional systems technology, curriculum designer, learning design & technology

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